Joel Conroy is an Irish

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maker.

Film career

Joel previously worked with MTV in America and Australia. He made his first surfing documentary '' Eye of the Storm'', which was first screened on

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television in 2002 and in 2009 he wrote and directed his first featured documentary, ''

Waveriders ''Waveriders'' is a 2008 documentary film produced by Margo Harkin and directed by Joel Conroy. Synopsis ''Waveriders'' focuses on the Irish roots of surfing. The film covers the life of Irish-Hawaiian surfer George Freeth and his influence in p ...

''. He began planning the film in 2005 when he read about George Freeth in a newspaper. He researched Freeth's background, tracking down his friends and relatives. The film was in development for 3 years; filming was over 2 years. It was shot on

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to give it a vintage feel.

Awards

''Waveriders'' won the 2008 Audience Choice Award from the

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, the 2009 Irish Film and Television Awards inaugural George Morrison Feature Documentary Award and the Best Documentary Award at the 2009 SURFER Poll & Video Awards.

Margo Harkin Margo Harkin (born October 1951 in Derry) is an Irish filmmaker. Best known for the drama ''Hush-a-Bye Baby'' and the documentary ''Bloody Sunday: A Derry Diary'', Harkin produced the surfing documentary ''Waveriders'' in 2008. Biography Marg ...

(Producer) and Joel Conroy (Director) were awarded Outstanding Achievement in film making for ''Waveriders'' at the 2009 Newport Beach Film Festival.https://www.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/Newport_Beach_Film_Festival/2009

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waveriders profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Conroy, Joel Living people Irish film directors Irish screenwriters Irish male screenwriters Film people from Dublin (city) Year of birth missing (living people)